The Artemesia Arts International Poetry Competition 2026
Closing date: Sat 4 Apr 2026
The Artemesia Arts international poetry competition 2026 is now open for submissions.
Entrants from anywhere in the world are welcome, writing on any subject or theme, in any style or form. Maximum line length 40 lines.
First prize £200
Two runners-up receive £80
A number of highly commended poems will also be selected.
Judge: Malika Booker FRSL
Fifty poems will be shortlisted and named on their website.
The winners, highly commended and a further 25 poems will be chosen for inclusion in an anthology to be published by Mosaïque Press.
All winners and commended poets will be invited to read at a selected poetry weekend retreat in South West France.
They are looking for poems that please the eye, delight the ear and make heart beat faster.
